Back pain is one of the most common problems encountered by almost all people around the world. Those who want relief from this back pain have another option other than conventional therapy. Acupuncture can be the key in order to obtain relief from recurring back pain. But if you find the idea of sticking real needles down your back quite daunting there’s also sham acupuncture! Even though it is called sham acupuncture it does not mean that there’s no real insertion of needles. The difference of this from the real acupuncture lies in the fact that the needles are not pushed in that deeply and they are not placed right where it will produce therapeutic effect; once inserted they are not manipulated or moved.

The result of a 6-month study was recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine saying that acupuncture is more effective in dealing with back pain than exercise, therapy and medicines. Acupuncture has its basis on the Chinese theory that using needles in the body can liberate the vital energy in the body.